The MPC X and MPC Live Bible

Fully compatible with firmware 2.0.7! Learn how to make music with Akai's latest standalone MPCs; MPC X and MPC Live!

$39.99USD
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Overview

Fully compatible with firmware 2.0.7!

Learn how to sample, sequence and produce your own beats and songs with Akai's new standalone touchscreen MPCs; the MPC X and MPC Live!

The 'MPC X and MPC Live Bible' from MPC-Tutor is the complete guide to the MPC X & MPC Live, packed with practical, 'hands-on' beat making projects that teach you everything from core beginner's concepts all the way up to advanced power-user techniques!

Each tutorial is carefully written in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step style and includes hi-res screenshots, all recommended parameter settings and all the files and samples you need to recreate each project in your MPC. The focus is on learning how to control the MPC using the touchscreen, Q-links, dials, buttons and pads, be it 100% in 'standalone' mode or connected to your computer in 'controller mode'.

The book is continually updated to reflect any new OS updates released by Akai. The current edition of the book is fully compatible with the latest MPC Live/MPC X firmware 2.0.7 and was a free update for all existing book owners (MPC-Tutor.com customers receive an email alert whenever a new update to the book is available to download).

Passionately compiled by an MPC-obsessive and continually updated to reflect the features in the latest MPC Software firmware version, the 'MPC X and MPC Live Bible' is the completely essential resource for all MPC Live and MPC X owners – available for download instantly after purchase!

Technical Specifications

Contents: 498 page PDF ebook plus over 1000 example tutorial files

Format:
PDF book plus MPC Software project files & WAV files

Compatibility:
MPC X and MPC Live running firmware 2.0.7 or greater

Publisher/Sound Design: Andy Avgousti (MPC-Tutor)

Delivery: Download instantly after purchase.

Price: $39.99

Contents

Inside you'll find over 500 pages of hands-on MPC X and MPC Live tutorials that teach you the modern 'touchscreen' version of the classic MPC workflow! Below is a complete listing of all tutorials inside the book:

000 How to Use this Book

Which MPCs are compatible with this book?

Hardware UI Vs Computer UI

Recreating the Tutorial Examples

Initial MPC Set Up

001 Understanding The MPC Workflow

The MPC in a Nutshell

The Basic MPC Structure

Your First Project – A Simple Drum Beat

Setting up an MPC Sequence

Sequence ‘Tracks’

Understanding DRUM programs

Standalone Vs Controller Mode

002 Building a Simple Drum Kit

DRUM programs & Pads

Loading & Assigning Sounds

Navigating The File Browser

Loading Sounds Into Your Project

Loading & Assigning Sounds Via the Browser

Browser Filters

Saving Your Project

Project Filters

Auto Save

003 Recording Your First Beat

Real Time Recording Configuration

Metronome Settings

Recording Your First Tak

004 First Look: Grid Edit Mode

Understanding the Sequencer Grid

Basic Sequence Editing

Overdubbing

Understanding Sequence Resolution

Adding New Events Manually

Transposing Pad Events

Editing Velocity

005 Quantising and Swing Essentials

Applying Swing

Moving Events Outside of the Quantize Grid

Adding Live Feel to a Quantised Beat

Erasing Events

ERASE in real time

Recording Hi Hats With Note Repeat

Correcting Mistakes with UNDO

006 Drum Layering

What is Drum Layering?

Utilising Sample Layers

Using Q-Links To Change Parameters

Changing the Pitch of a Drum Layer

Creating A ‘Dragging’ Clap Sound

Creating Stereo Width

Creating a Deeper, Crunchier Kick

Shaping Your Sounds with the Amp Envelope

Adding Vinyl Crackle with Simultaneous Play

Varying The Vinyl Crackle with Round Robins

007 Drum Kit Essentials

Using Mute Groups For Open Hats

Tuning the Whole Kit

Adding Some Internal Effects

The Pad Mixer

Setting Custom Pad Colours

008 Sampling 101

Sampling Audio into the MPC

Sampling your Sound

Sample Edit Mode

Waveform Editing

Edit Points

Adjusting the Start Point

Zooming In For Accuracy

Snap to Zero

Setting the START Point

Adjusting the End Point

The Discard Function

Normalizing

Renaming an Edited File

009 Recording a Bass Line With 16 LEVELS

Setting Up The Bass Sample

Changing the Pitch of your Sample

Recording a Bass Line with 16 LEVELS

Configuring Your Sequence

Editing 16 Levels Sequence Data

010 Introduction to Keygroup Programs

Creating Keygroup Programs

Using Multisamples in a Keygroup program

Sourcing Multisamples & Setting the Root Note

Setting Up Your First Keygroup

Adding Keygroups

Applying ADSR

011 Creating Instrument Melodies & Chords

MIDI Sound Sources

Finding the Key

Recording a Piano Rhythm Track

Chord Progressions

Adding a Melody Line

Choosing Other Instruments

Using Software Instruments In ‘Controller Mode’

Configuring a Plugin Track

The Hybrid 3 Plugin Interface

Recording a Plugin Instrument

Bouncing Plugin Tracks To Audio

012 First Look: Audio Tracks

Setting Up an Audio Track

Converting Any MIDI Track to an Audio Track

Editing Audio Tracks

Splitting Audio Tracks

Moving Regions

013 Using The MPC Mixer

MPC Mixing Options: An Overview

Track View Mode

Adjusting Levels in Track View

The CHANNEL MIXERl

The Program Mixer Channel

The MASTERS Channel

Using The RETURNS

Dealing With The Submix Omission

014 Working with Loops

How Do Loops Work?

Setting Loop Tempo

Using Loops in a Sequence

Re-Tuning The Loop

Time Stretching a Loop

Using Loops in a DRUM program

Using the Timestretched Loop

Looping Instrument Samples

Setting the Looping Region

015 Chopping Drum Breaks Part 1

Basic Chopping Using the Extract Function

Using the Dedicated CHOP Mode

Fixing The Regions

Exporting Your Regions

016 Chopping Drums Part 2

Chopping Down to Individual Hits

Fixing Clicks & Pops

Exporting Individual Hits

Real time Tempo Changes

Editing Existing Chop Events

Overdubbing Additional Chops

Applying a Quantize Template

017 Building Velocity Sensitive Drum Kits

Timbre Variation Using Multiple Drum Sounds

Using Multisampled Drums

Velocity Switching Pad Layers

Setting Up the Velocity Switch Ranges

Performing Velocity Switches

Layer Switching – Creating ‘Cycle Kits’

Muting the Open Hat with Mute Targets

Velocity Sensitive Timbre Emulations

Utilizing The LFO

Extending the Open Hats

A Practical Kit Set Up

018 Dynamic Tempo Manipulation

Problems When Changing Sequence Tempo

Warping Audio

Warping in DRUM Programs

Patched Phrase Loops

Tuning a Patched Phrase

Warping in CLIP Programs

019 Non Destructive Chopping Techniques

Introduction to Non Destructive Chopping

PROGRAM Chop Mode

NDC Over Multiple Layers

Chopping Using Pad Parameters

Experimenting With Your Initial Chops

Tightening Your Chops

Finishing Up

020 Progressive Drum Layering Techniques

‘Sculpting’ Together Sample Elements

Layering With Pad Start & Pad End

Applying Filters to Individual Layers

Resampling Your Sounds

021 Sound Design Tricks

Emulating Vintage Sampler ‘Crunch'

Increasing Grit While Sampling From Vinyl

Using Sample Tune to add grit

Emulating Scratching With ‘Reverse’

Experimenting With LFOs

Emulating Vinyl Crackle

Wacky Bass

Bit Crushed Drums

Effects to ‘Dirty Up’ Your Drums

Vintage Effects

Transient Shapers

Compression

Using EQ in Sound Design

Creating a ‘Live’ Sounding Snare

022 Advanced Keygroup Editing

Timbre Emulation Within a Keygroup

Utilising the Root Note setting

Utilising the Filter Envelope

Applying LFO

023 Build A Standalone Synth

Creating The Looped Waveform

Tuning Your Sound

Building Your Keygroup Program

024 Building Songs & Performances

Working on the Basic Song Structure

Experimenting With Track Mutes

Creating The Chorus

Creating The Intro

Creating the First Verse

The Second Verse

Live Sweeps With XYFX

Recording Automation

Creating the ‘Ending’

Sequence Experimentation

Next Sequence

Song Mode

025 Adding Vocals & Exporting Your Beats

Limitations of Song Mode

Converting Your Song into a Sequence

Recording a Vocal Over Your Song

Performing a Rough Mix of Your Song

Recording Automation With the Q-Links

Adding Some Scratching

Exporting Your Work

Exporting Track Stems

Fading Out a Song?

026 Final Words

Appendix A: Setting Up Your MPC

Which Cables Should I Use?

MPC Outgoing Audio Connections

Incoming Audio

Connections

MIDI Connections

Software Installation

Appendix B: MPC File Transfers

File Transfer Restrictions (Internal 16GB Drive)

What is an ‘Attached Disk?

File Transfer Methods

Accessing Projects Saved to the Internal Drive

How Do I Continue Working on a ‘Standalone’ Project in Controller Mode?

How Do I Backup My MPC Projects and Files?

Appendix C: Essential MPC Resources

FAQs

Is this book regularly updated?

I frequently update my books to take into account new OS updates to the MPC Software - for example, my 'Sampling Laid Bare' book has received 7 updates since it was first published. You'll receive an email alert whenever a new update is available to download.

What version of the MPC firmware is this for?

The current edition of the book was written for the latest firmware 2.0.3 - however it will be regularly updated with new content to reflect future OS firmware updates from Akai (you'll receive email alerts whenever a book update is available).

Which MPCs is this written for?

This book is only suitable for the Akai MPC X and MPC Live.

Will the tutorials work in 'standalone' mode?

Yes, all the tutorials are written to work in both 'standalone' mode and 'controller' mode.

What Is An Ebook?

An ebook is an electronic book that you can read on your computer (or on a PDA, mobile phone, ebook reader, etc). Our ebooks also include folders of example files that allow you to recreate the tutorials as you read them. Our ebooks can be downloaded instantly after purchase and can be opened using any free PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader software (most PCs already have this installed), or the built in 'Preview' PDF reader found in all Macs, iPhones and iPads.

Can I make backup copies of my ebook?

Yes, once downloaded it's just like any other computer file and can be copied to a back up disk.

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